Re: binaryXML, marshalling, and and trust boundaries

Michael Mealling wrote:

> So imagine what you would want to do to XML if DNS version 2.0 had to
> use it but still had to maintain its current 'network footprint' and
> client/server interaction methods. 
> 
> Also, to be clear, this isn't for the wireless world, its for the
> current internet but at a scale that HTTP over TCP simply can't touch.

So you are hypothesizing that there is a method for compressing 
arbitrary XML that will do a good job on this particular application and 
also span a broad-enough range of usefulness that it's cost-effective 
for W3C or IETF or someone to invest in standardizing it?

BTW, does WBXML as it stands meet your needs?

Another approach would be to define a custom binary format for the needs 
of your application and provide a canonical mapping to a well-defined 
format for purposes of interchange outside the application.  Because 
it's not obvious that XML is well-suited to the needs of the application 
you describe. -Tim